August happenings so far

It is mid-August and we've been busy as usual. Well, not that busy, but still have done enough to show you some random photos.

We've been looking to get Kathryn a new pair of shoes. She was wearing a size 4 but we noticed that at least the right foot was getting tight and harder to put on. For the past few months anytime we have been in a shoe store we check to see if they have pink converse in her size and on sale. We had her feet measured and she needs a 4 1/2 but they don't make 1/2 sizes for toddlers so we had to look for 5's. Man she has big feet, must get that from me. NC had tax free weekend at the beginning of the month. We happened into Target that weekend and found a pair of 5's.

Kathryn's new shoes

Usually whatever we are having for dinner I try to cut up into bite size pieces for Kathryn. This night we grilled out hamburgers, fixed baked beans and had potato chips. Kathryn only ate two or three bites and wanted down. Then she immediately kept saying "more" and wanting in my lap. Apparently, my full hamburger looked more appealing than her bites.

Kathryn's first full size hamburger

Here's a video of her enjoying it (ignore me trying to act like I'm not in the picture)...

Being pregnant, I was craving chocolate (maybe it wasn't a pregnant thing). I decided instead of just eating the chocolate chips out of the bag, I would make cookies.

Kathryn eagerly awaiting fresh baked cookies

This past weekend, Kathryn & I were invited up to South Dakota to go to the Turner County Fair. It was a family tradition that Kathryn needed in on. She loved the animals and the funnel cake. Here she is on some tractors.

Kathryn on a four wheelers

Kathryn on a John Deere lawn tractor.

Needless to say, after getting up after less than 6 hours of sleep to fly home from SD and be back in Fayetteville by 12:30, we were pretty tired. Kathryn & I were playing in her room...

What this picture doesn't show you is what is missing. See that big open space in the middle of the floor?? That is where I feel asleep first. Mommy was tired. But the quietness woke me up.

counting down the weeks

In case you haven't heard, Kathryn will be a big sister in mid-February (docs are saying the 11th... makes my Dad happy as that is his & Aunt Cindy's birthdays). The doc said I am 13 weeks & 4 days.

I finally got to an OB this morning. Long story... I was fine with letting our family doctor handle things until I told them I have this huge fibroid on the outside of my uterus. They said, sorry, you are going to an OB. After waiting three weeks for them to make me a referral, I said never mind, I'll do it myself. One of Eric's co-workers recommended the OB I went to this morning. Even with calling them and telling them that I was 10 weeks already, they couldn't get me in for over three weeks. I've been all tied up in knots worrying about everything until this morning.

Apparently it is standard practice to an ultrasound early on to get an accurate sizing of the baby, so we got pictures. They'll do the "standard" one at my next appointment. I guess that is the good thing about going in later than I should have... I only have to wait four more weeks to find out if it is a boy or girl. We're praying for a little boy, but we'll be happy with a healthy baby! :)

I get to have an early glucose test next time also since Kathryn was over 8 pounds. Oh and back to the fibroid. Yep it is still there. The tech didn't tell us how big it was, but from what I saw, it is still a good size. Actually I take that back. The one point she measured was about 4 cm. So it is a decent size at this point. But they will monitor it which means a few more ultrasounds.

Baby #2

Heartbeat of baby #2

If you want to know more, let me know. Sorry we didn't say anything for a while. I was mainly in denial that this was happening so fast and also really worried that something was wrong until I made it to the doctor. Okay now that I have heard & seen the baby I can be excited!! Yay!!!! There's another baby coming!!! Oh, please start praying now for patience for me!

rock eagle

A few weeks ago on our way home from our weekend getaway in Elijay with Eric's family, we just happened to stop for lunch at the same exit as for Rock Eagle. I had never been and Eric hadn't been in a really long time. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, Rock Eagle is belived to be a ceramonial mound of prehistoric origin. The head is facing the east. It is 102 feet long, the wing span is 120 feet, and is 8 feet deep at the breast area. It is located at the Rock Eagle 4H camp in eastern Georgia just south of I-20.

Here are a few pics from our little adventure.

Rock Eagle (taken from the observation tower)

Family Shot thanks to the stair railing

Kathryn not only walking in the grass but reaching down to touch it!

Eric & Kathryn walking back to the car

ceiling fans

This video is from a few weeks ago, but it is still something that Kathryn does.

party time!!

I know, I know... her birthday was over a week ago and I'm just now getting around to posting. It has been one of those weeks...

Kathryn's party was on Saturday, July 4th. She was surrounded by family to celebrate her first birthday. Those who partied with us included Nana & Granddad Payne, Grandma & Grandpa Waugh, Great Grandma & Great Grandpa Waugh, Uncle Jonathan, Aunt Elisha, and cousins Caleb & Esther.

We kicked the party off with a cookout (thanks Daddy for grilling the yummy food). We had hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, corn-on-the-cob, baked beans, potato chips and cake of course! Nana made the cake with a little bit of help from me. Okay, so I dumped ingredients in when I was told to. But I did decorate the cake!

Kathryn received great presents from everyone, even from friends and family who weren't able to join us at the party. (We are writing thank you cards this weekend and hope to include a few pictures in them, so they may take a little bit longer).

So, now what you all came for... here are a few cute pictures from the party for your enjoyment.

Kathryn's new dump truck full of blocks!

Kathryn opening a shopping cart from Aunt Elisha

Daddy & Mommy bought Kathryn her first car!

In keeping with tradition, Kathryn had a cookie monster cake.

It was about 3 o'clock by this point and she still hadn't had a nap. Can you tell?

ummmm..... this is yummy.

After the eating cake and getting cleaned up a bit, we let the kids play in the pool in the back yard. By this point, Kathryn just wanted to sleep. She played for a little bit but it did not last long.

Kathryn, Caleb & Esther in the pool

Grandpa trying to get Kathryn to play a little

Thank you to everyone who came or sent presents! We had great time celebrating. Uncle Jonathan and Aunt Elisha even got some fireworks to finish the evening off!

little Kathryn is 1!

Where did the year go??? My little girl is one!

She had her check up this morning. She weighs 20 lbs 8 oz and is 30-3/4" tall. Yay for gaining weight! I am planning on changing her car seat around this afternoon. Oh, and yes we got a new car seat. We ended up getting a Britax Marathon that we found on Albeebaby.com for $180. Thanks Crystal for telling me about that website! It is floral and girly, but she's a girl and for $100 cheaper than the others, I'll take it.

She is saying new words. Currently she says "ball" and "more" besides all the dada's and mama's. We think she says "nana" but she may be trying to say "num nums".

I know there is more to say, but I really just wanted to say Happy Birthday to our little munchkin!

Here are a few pictures from her Sears portraits.

Oh and her party is on Saturday afternoon. So there will be pictures after that!

sunburns, ears, pillows & milk

Instead of doing a few different posts, I decided that you get a lot of information all at once. These things are unrelated, but all happened since Sunday, and it is only Tuesday morning.



KATHRYN'S FIRST SUNBURN
On Sunday we had a cookout with our small group from church. I had Kathryn in one of those onesies that looks like a dress & is sleeveless. I thought I had her in the shade the whole time, but I guess the little bit of running around was enough to get her little shoulders. It didn't seem to phase her. You may have to click on the picture to enlarge it to see the sunburn. Next time I'll do sunscreen. I'm sure this is the first of many to come. Now let's see if freckles show up! Oh yeah... and she does not like grass.

DOCTOR'S VISIT
Kathryn had her ears & weight checked yesterday. Her ears look wonderful. I also learned that her right ear drum reflects the light in a different "normal" spot that where they usually look. Good to know for future if she sees another doctor.

She also gained 10 ounces in the past month. Still not quite to 20 pounds yet, but she is getting there. The doc said since she gained weight, that was good and they shouldn't been concerned anymore but they will double check at her One Year visit in a couple of weeks. I think we should buy stock in the docs.


MOMMY GOT DOMESTICATED
Kathryn & I went to JoAnn's & Michael's yesterday after her doctor's appointment. JoAnn's had fabric on sale. I found a few that I thought she would like, held them up for her, and she picked the monkeys. Doesn't surprise me at all. I had these pillows since Ohio I think and just never covered them. I wanted them to have dangles because she carries the pillows that Edwina made for us around by the fringe on them. The fabric was on sale for less than $3 a yard and I was able to use a 50% off coupon on the pink dangly stuff.

I also picked up at Michael's three wood animal cut outs that were already painted and embellished with felt for $0.59 each. Delaware businesses like to give their business cards away attached to magnets. This was great when we were there, but I have a few that I don't need any more. I cut one into three pieces and super glued the magnets to the back of the animals. She seems to like them. Sorry I didn't get a picture of them yet. There is a tiger, zebra and pink flamingo.

YUMMY MILK!
We have been trying to get Kathryn transitioned to whole milk for a couple of reasons. I have two sippy cups that only get milk in them. The others get juice or water, or usually some combination of the two.

Last night we figured out the best way to get her to drink more than just an ounce or two at a time. Just not a practical way.

AND ONLY TWO WEEKS UNTIL OUR LITTLE GAL TURNS ONE!!!!!!